Tuesday Tattles #14

Today’s Tuesday Tattles is all about removing superglue from a toddler’s fingers.

Fun right?!

A couple of months ago Firecracker’s wooden helicopter broke. The metal spoke holding the propeller snapped. Because it’s one of his favorite toys, I decided we should try and fix it. Super glue can fix anything, right?

Well, probably, if you know how to use it properly.

My husband and I very carefully applied some glue to the top of the spoke and held the top in place. After a few seconds I put the toy on the table to dry. Almost immediately Firecracker grabbed it. The top fell off and his fingers were covered in super glue. He ran up to Daddy and asked for “help.” We are quite thankful he was not strong enough to pull his fingers apart.

Immediately I reached out to the internet. I needed a method that was safe for my toddler. Using laundry detergent, nail polish remover, or WD-40 was not going to cut it. Not surprisingly, warm soap and water is perfectly capable to remove super glue from skin, especially if you’re acting quickly enough. I immediately took Firecracker to the sink and used as warm of water as he could tolerate. I then used hand soap until his fingers pried apart.

The dried super glue will eventually flake off on it’s own, but because I have a boy who can’t keep his fingers out of his mouth for more than three minutes, I knew I had to get the glue off completely. I set him in my lap, turned on Chuggington and took to his fingers with an emery board.